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Pohutukawa stem-gall wasp - Quadrastichodella sp. (Pohutukawa)
Added: 18 Feb 2019
Updated: 11 Mar 2019
This endemic wasp has only been found in a few places of along the East and West coast of the Auckland Region. The gall wasp induces galls in the stems of Pohutukawa, Metrosideros excelsa (Myrtaceae). The stem galls with...
Pōhutukawa button scale - Lecanochiton actites
Added: 25 Feb 2019
Updated: 11 Mar 2019
The endemic Pōhutukawa button scale insects live on leaves and stems Pohutukawa, Metrosideros excelsa and Northern rata, Metrosideros robusta (Myrtaceae). The adult female scale induces a stem gall on which it lives. Mos...
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